National Benefit Life Insurance v. Brown

(After stating the foregoing facts.)

1. Under the ruling made by this court in Veal v. Security Mutual Life Ins. Co., 6 Ga. App. 721 (65 S. E. 714), the retention by an insurance company of a dishonored insurance-premium check, coupled with a claim of liability thereon as against the insured, amounting to a claim of ownership of the check by the company, will constitute an acceptance of the check as in payment of the premium, such as will prevent a forfeiture of the policy.. The reason for such a variance from the general rule, that checks are not accounted payment until they themselves are…